Trace-fastener



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R. E. LINDSAY.

TRACEv PASTENER.

4lPantented July 8, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH EDWIN LINDsAY, or NEILLsvILLE, wIsooNsIN.

TRACE- FASTEN ER. l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,612, dated July 8, 1884.

(Model.)

To il whom zit may concern:

Be it 'knownthat I, RALPH. E. LINDSAY, of Neillsville, Clark county, Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Trace-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- l act description.

The object of' my invention is to facilitate fastening the end of' a tug or trace on the end 'of a single-tree or unfastening the tug or trace, and also to hold the trace securely. The invention consists in a ferrule fitting on the end of the single-tree and provided on its end with two fianged prongs, of which the front one is provided with an IIprigh't flange and the rear prong is provided with a flange parallel with the end of the ferrule.

Reference is to be had 'to the 4accoirllpanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. j

Figures l and 2 are end views of the trace- -fastener, showing the trace in two different pois provided on its outer end with a flange, E,

parallel with the end of the ferrule, and projecting downward and toward the front. The

prong C is arranged slightly above the transverse central line, and is slightly inclined to the vertical axis.

The trace or tug G is provided at its rear end with a longitudinal slot or eye, H, tapered toward the. ends, as is also the outer end ofthe prong B. The vouter edges of the fianges E and D are flush with the surface of the ferrule. If the tug 'G is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the flange D can be passed through the eye H, as shown in Fig. 2, and if then the tug G is swung down, the flange D extends transversely across the eye or slot H and the flange E overlaps the outer surface of' the trace or tug, as shown in Fig. l, and the end edge of the tug or trace rests against the inner surface of the prong C. The tug or trace is thus held securely on the end of the ferrule.

The trace can easily be secured on the ferrule or detached from the same. No springs, latches, or other movable parts are required, and the device is not -apt to get out of order.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Atrace or tug fastening consisting of a ferrule provided at its end with a prong, B, having an upright flange, D', and a prong, C, provided With a flange, E, parallel with the end ofthe ferrule, substantially as herein shown and described.

RALPH EDWIN LIN DSAY.

Witnesses:

G. R. KLoPE, R. DEWIIUnsT. 

